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157. Aw taqooloo law anna onzila AAalayna alkitabu lakunna ahda minhum faqad
jaakum bayyinatun min rabbikum wahudan warahmatun faman a
th
lamu mimman
kaththaba bi-ayati Allahi wasadafa AAanha sanajzee allatheena yasdifoona AAan ayatina
soo-a alAAathabi bima kanoo yasdifoon
a
157. Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have
followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from
your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than o ne who
rejecteth God's signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those
who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
158. Hal yan
th
uroona illa an ta/tiyahumu almala-ikatu aw ya/tiya rabbuka aw ya/tiya
baAAdu ayati rabbika yawma ya/tee baAAdu ayati rabbika la yanfaAAu nafsan
eemanuha lam takun amanat min qablu aw kasabat fee eemaniha khayran quli inta
th
iroo
inna munta
th
iroon
a
158. Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy Lord (Himself), or certain
of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certain of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good
will it do to a soul to believe in them then if it believed not befor e nor earned
righteousness through its faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting."
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